Decoration Day n. A day, May 30, originally appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who fell in the Civil War in the United States; now called Memorial Day, and established as the last Monday in May, and designated as a day for commemorating those who died in all wars of the United States. (U. S.)
... of those along the very lines we are considering, an old gentleman, a neighbor, came into the room bearing in his hands something he had brought from Mr. Beecher's grave. It was the day next following Decoration Day. His story was this: As the great procession was moving into the cemetery with its bands of rich music, with its carriages laden with sweet and fragrant flowers, with its waving flags, beautiful in the sunlight, a poor and humble-looking woman with two companions, by her apparent nervousness attracted ... — What All The World's A-Seeking • Ralph Waldo Trine Read full book for free!
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